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San Francisco, California
San Francisco Public Transport information
The Bart connects San Francisco to Oakland,
Fremont, Berkeley, and other surrounding
cities in the East Bay area. The Bart
stands for Bay Area Rapid Transit
the Bart has 6 lines and four stations in
the City of San Francisco, the 4
stations are the Civic Center UN Plaza,
Powell Street, Montgomery St. and
the Embarcadero
the Bart is good for trips from the
airport to downtown San Francisco and
from cities between the East Bay Area
You can purchase tickets using the
ticket vending machines which accept
credit cards and cash. No denominations
over $20 is accepted
at the Machine. Change machines are
available next to the ticket machines
Children 4 under are free, and there
are discounts for seniors over 65 and
students and children 5 to 12. Please see
their website for detailed information
Underground stations will have signage
that will display times for the Light
Rail and Bart trains along with
announcements. The MUNI runs public
transportation in the city of San
Francisco. The MUNI is San Francisco's
municipal transportation agency
MUNI runs the light rail or metro
which is above and underground, buses,
cable cars, and the historic street cars in
the city of San Francisco. There are 6
metro lines: J Church, the K Ingleside, L
L-Taraval, M-Ocean View, N-Judah, and KT: K-Ingleside/T-Third Street.
You can purchase tickets at the MUNI
metro ticket vending machines. Many
machines do not take denominations over
$20. Change machines are
provided (near the ticket machines). The Municipal Transportation
Agency (MUNI) also runs the historic streetcars
There's 2 lines called E-Embarcadero, and the F line-
which goes from Fisherman's Wharf along
and Embarcadero, past the Ferry building
down to Market street,
and then to the Castro area. The MUNI
also runs the famous cable cars. The
cable cars have three lines: the Powell
and Hyde, the Powell and Mason, and the
California line. The Powell/Hyde and the
Powell/Mason begin on Market Street
Both make a stop at Union Square. Powell/Hyde
Powell/Hyde ends at Ghirardelli square. Powell/Mason
Powell/Mason end at Fisherman's Wharf
The California line runs east and west from
Van Ness Avenue to the Financial
district. The MUNI also runs buses. There are
many route and stops around the city of
San Francisco. Usually there are bus stops
outside of Metro Light Rail Stations
There are free transfers between MUNI
buses and light rail within 90 minutes
An alternative way to buying individual
tickets is the Clipper reloadable card
the Clipper card is sold at major Metro
stations like the Embarcadero. The
Clipper card can be used for all MUNI
modes of transportation and the Bart. It
is like the EasyLink card in Singapore
and the Octopus card in Hong Kong for
public transportation. 1, 3, or 7 day
visitor passes are also available
and can be added to your Clipper card
Besides the MUNI, other bus operators in
the city include the Golden Gate
Transit bus and the hop-on hop-off
buses. There are many transportation
options in the city of San Francisco
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